Cover for chambers



No. 608,032. Patentedluly 26, I898.

P. H. DEIS.

COVER FOR CHAMBERS, CUMMODES, 8L6.

(Application filed. pct. 27, 1897.)

(No Model.)

basin-shaped cover for a commode, chamber,

llnrrnn Srnrns PHILIP II. DEIS, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

COVERVFOR CHAMBERS, COMMODT-ES, 800.

SPECIFIGATIONforming part of Letters Patent No. 608,032, dated July 26, 1898.

Application filed October 2 7, 18 9 '7,

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, PHILIP H. DEIS, a citizen of the United States, residing at WVashington, District of Columbia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Covers for Chambers, Commodes, &c. and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, suchas will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention has relation to covers for commodes, chambers, &c. and it consists in the novel construction and arrangement of its parts, as hereinafter described.

The object of the invention is to provide a or other similar receptacle, said cover being provided at its lowest point with a substan tially U-shaped duct or outlet, said duct or outlet adapted to retain a small portion of the urine or water, and thus form a liquid seal and preventingthe evaporation and the foul smell and germs incident thereto of the contents of the receptacle.

The further object of the invention is to provide such a cover, said coverbeing adapted to permit the urine or water to pass gently into the receptacle, and thus avoid unnecessary noise.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a transverse sectional view of a chamber,showing the cover located thereon. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view of aslop-jar, showing the cover located thereon.

The cover consists of the basin 1, said basin having at its lowest point a duct or outlet 2. The upper portion of the basin 1 is adapted to rest on the upper edge of the receptacle, as at 3. The duct 2 extends down and then curves up and extends out, as at 4:. The portion 5, forming the bottom of the duct, being inteserial No. 656,550. on model.)

gral with the under side of the basin 1, it will thus be seen that when the basin 1 receives the urine or water the same will pass through the duct 2 and out at the outlet 4: into the receptacle. However, sufficient water or urine will remain in the duct 2, as indicated by the dotted lines, the surface of the said water coming in contact with the point 6 of the bottom of the basin, and thus forming a liquid seal and preventing the evaporation of the contents of' the chamber and escaping of germs passing up through the duct 2, and thus a liquid seal is formed. At the same time the water or urine falls gently from the outlet 4 of the duct into the receptacle, and thus the noise of the falling liquid is muffled entirely. Thus it will be seen that I provide acover having a liquid seal, the said liquid seal being integral with and forming a portion of the cover.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A cover for chambers, commodes, &c. consisting of a basin, said basin having at its lowest point an integral thickened portion, and a substantially U-shaped duct located in said thickened portion and passing through said basin; one end of said duct being in a lower plane than the other end, both ends of the duct being in a higher plane than an intermediate section of the duct, the lower end of said duct terminating up under the lower side of the basin, said duct forming a liquid seal.

In testimony whereof I ai'lix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

PHILIP II. DEIS.

Witnesses:

W. A. ROBERTS, WALTER W. DARRELL. 

